Considered a scourge in the job market, the act of CV fraud is the attempt of a job applicant to submit false information as fact.

Qualification fraud, in particular, has featured significantly in media reports in the last few years as high-ranking individuals from the corporate and public sectors were found to have doctored their CVs to secure positions which they may not have been eligible for. Until now, qualification fraud has not been punishable by law.

Fake degrees are a problem the world has had for years. Why are we struggling to do away with this trend?

We speak to labour lawyer, Michael Bagraim.

Considered a scourge in the job market, the act of CV fraud is the attempt of a job applicant to submit false information as fact.
Qualification fraud, in particular, has featured significantly in media reports in the last few years as high-ranking individuals from the corporate and public sectors were found to have doctored their CVs to secure positions which they may not have been eligible for. Until now, qualification fraud has not been punishable by law.
Fake degrees are a problem the world has had for years. Why are we struggling to do away with this trend?
We speak to labour lawyer, Michael Bagraim.

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